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| Volume 5, Number 3 September 1999 |
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Unequal Incomes, Unequal Outcomes? Economic Inequality and Measures of Well-Being |
| To Our Readers William J. McDonough |
| Summary of Observations and Recommendations Erica L. Groshen, Chinhui Juhn, James A. Orr, and Barbara L.Walter |
| Session 1: Health Status of Childred and Households in Poverty Poverty, Children's Health, and Health Care Utilization Barbara L. Wolfe |
| Economic Inequality and Social Differentials in Mortality Arline T. Geronimus |
| Commentary Carol Rapaport |
| Distinguished Address Public Health and the Public Agenda Kevin Thurm |
| Session 2: Affordability of Housing for Young and Poor Families Housing Outcomes: An Assessment of Long-Term Trends James A. Orr and Richard W. Peach |
| A Look at Real Housing Prices and Incomes: Some Implications for Housing Affordability and Quality Joseph Gyourko and Joseph Tracy |
| Commentary Christopher J. Mayer |
| Session 3: Education and Crime in Urban Neighborhoods The Changing Relationship between Income and Crime Victimization Steven D. Levitt |
| Economic Inequality and the Provision of Schooling Thomas A. Downes and David N. Figlio |
| Commentary Derek Neal |
| Session 4: Economic Inequality and Local Public Services From John Lindsay to Rudy Giuliani: The Decline of the Local Safety Net? Edward L. Glaeser and Matthew E. Kahn |
| Earnings Inequality and Central-City Development Edwin S. Mills |
| Commentary James M. Snyder, Jr. |
| Session 5: Social Indicators in New York City Social Indicators and the Study of Inequality Marcia K. Meyers and Irwin Garfinkel |
| Commentary Howard Chernick |
| Closing Discussion: Social Policy Implications General Commentary Katherine McFate |
| General Commentary Timothy Smeeding |
